Sweet Pickle Relish

by Sabrina Snyder

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24 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Marinating Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 50 minutes
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Sweet Pickle Relish is an easy homemade, tangy-sweet condiment with simple ingredients. Perfect to add a sweet flavor burst to savory dishes!

Take your grilling up a notch by making your Burger toppings all from scratch. From Bread and Butter Pickles to BBQ Sauce to this relish, you can skip the condiment aisle this summer with homemade sauces and spreads.

Sabrina’s Sweet Pickle Relish Recipe

Sweet Pickle Relish is the perfect tangy and sweet burst of flavor for your favorite savory summer dishes.  Whether you’re planning a summer barbecue, a picnic in the park, or simply want to elevate your egg salad, this homemade relish is sure to impress. Spread it on burgers, slather it on hot dogs, or mix it into your favorite creamy salad like Potato Salad, or dips like Cheeseburger Dip for an extra pop of flavor.

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Sweet Pickle Relish Recipe

Sweet Pickle Relish is an easy homemade, tangy-sweet condiment with simple ingredients. Perfect to add a sweet flavor burst to savory dishes!
Yield 24 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 50 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
Homemade relish in a jar
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Ingredients
 

  • 6 seedless cucumbers
  • 2 yellow onions
  • 1/4 cup pickling salt
  • 3 cups white vinegar
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch

Instructions

  • Cut the cucumbers and onions into 1″ chunks.
  • Add to a large food processor and pulse into small pieces, about 1/4" pieces.
  • Add the cucumbers, onions and pickling salt to a bowl, stir well, cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • Squeeze liquid from the mixture, then add the cucumbers and onions to a dutch oven.
  • Add the vinegar, sugar, turmeric and celery seed.
  • Whisk well, then bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes on medium heat.
  • Whisk the water and cornstarch together into a slurry, then add it to the relish.
  • Stir well and continue to cook until thickened to a normal relish consistency, another 15-20 minutes.
  • Serve over hot dogs or your favorite picnic foods.
  • Store in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or process for canning for long term storage.

Nutrition

Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 1182mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 79IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.4mg

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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    1. Highest praise is when our readers “gift” our recipes to friends and family Sharon! Thanks so much and thanks for the five star review!

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